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How to eat for health and energy

• A biblical perspective on meals, their connection with relationships and nourishment of our whole person

• How our modern approach to meals reduces physical, emotional and spiritual nourishment

• How we can improve our approach to meals and make them an expression of gratitude and worship to God

 

What to eat for health and energy

• A biblical perspective on food, its link with worship and how God created it to be a blessing for us

• How our ideas about food, appetite and nutrition may have been influenced by the world

• How we can increase our intake of nutritious foods and make eating an opportunity to enjoy God’s creation

 

How to rest well

• A biblical perspective on rest

• How modern society has trained us to think about rest

• What it means to live from rest and how effective rest can be built into our routines

 

How to sleep well

• A biblical perspective on sleep and spiritual aspects of the night

• Benefits of good sleep and harmful effects of poor sleep

• How we can improve our sleep and meet with God in the night

 

How what we think affects our health

• A biblical perspective on thought life and why it is important to God

• How negative thoughts affect our body, mind, soul and spirit, our thought patterns and why we have them

• How we can implement biblical principles to improve our thought life

 

How to manage stress well

• A biblical perspective on stress

• The purpose of stress, different types of stress and the consequences of stress on our bodies, minds and lives

• What causes stress in our lives, how we can manage it well and prevent stress becoming harmful

 

How to increase resilience to stress

• The consequences of chronic, long-term stress and how it can become unmanageable

• Signs and causes of chronic stress common to those serving in ministry, missions and charity work

• What we can do to increase our resilience to stress in the long-term

 

How to balance our needs with the needs of those we serve

• A biblical perspective on responding to the needs of others and why our needs are important to God

• The challenges of balancing our needs (and those of our loved ones) with the needs of those we serve and the consequences of an unhealthy balance

• How we can implement changes to enable us to have a healthier balance in this area

 

Thriving in life and relationships

• A biblical perspective on relationships and how God intends for us to find life and growth through them

• How personality and character influence our need for different types of relationships

• Assess the quality of our relationships with God, ourselves, our loved ones and others and whether our relationships are being significantly impacted by areas of brokenness

• Identify steps we can take to address the most important issues needing improvement in our relationships

 

Where spiritual, physical, emotional and mental health meet

• A biblical perspective on how spiritual practices bring health to our bodies and how practices we engage with for health can become integrated into our spiritual lives

• The health and spiritual benefits of fasting, movement, prayer and meditation on God and His Word

• How we can integrate these practices and others to improve our health, well-being and spiritual life